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Website
https://www.doioig.gov/
Abbreviation
DOI
Agencies
Department of the Interior
Federal Agency
Yes
Location

United States

What to Report to the OIG Hotline
Anyone with information regarding fraud, waste, abuse, misconduct, or mismanagement involving the programs or activities of the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) should contact the DOI Office of Inspector General (OIG) hotline. Please provide as many details as you can when completing our hotline complaint form. Without specific information, we may be unable to act on your concerns. The DOI OIG has oversight responsibilities of DOI employees, programs, contracts, and grants, to include disclosures concerning the following bureaus and offices:
  • Bureau of Indian Affairs
  • Bureau of Land Management
  • Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
  • Bureau of Reclamation
  • Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement
  • Bureau of Trust Funds Administration
  • National Park Service
  • Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement
  • U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
  • U.S. Geological Survey
  • Office of the Secretary
  • Office of Policy, Management and Budget
  • Office of the Solicitor
  • Office of the Chief Information Officer
  • Office of the Assistant Secretary for Insular and International Affairs
  • Other Interior Offices
DOI OIG has jurisdiction to investigate allegations of whistleblower retaliation involving:
  • DOI employees
  • Employees of DOI contractors, subcontractors, grantees, and subgrantees
  • DOI employees who feel their security clearance or access to classified information has been taken in retaliation for whistleblowing
If you wish to file a complaint, please click here.
What Not to Report to the OIG Hotline
  • 911 Emergencies
  • Tribal, State, and Local police matters (unless DOI funds are involved)
  • Issues handled by other Government agencies such as the Office of Personnel Management, Department of Veterans Affairs, and Department of Health and Human Services (to include Indian Health Care issues)
Hotline Page
https://www.doioig.gov/oig-hotline-forms
Whistleblower Protection Page
https://www.doioig.gov/complaints-requests/whistleblower-protection

Verification Review of Recommendations for the Report Titled “U.S. Department of the Interior’s Internal Controls for Purchase Cards and Fleet Cards” (2015-ER-011)

2018
2018-ER-031
Other
Department of the Interior OIG
Department of the Interior

We completed a verification review of Recommendations 2 and 3 presented in our September 2016 evaluation report titled “U.S. Department of the Interior’s Internal Controls for Purchase Cards and Fleet Cards” (2015-ER-011). Our objective was to determine whether the U.S. Department of the Interior...

No Evidence Tribal Officials Committed Grant Fraud or Retaliated Against Tribal Employee

2018
17-0709
Investigation
Department of the Interior OIG
Department of the Interior

The OIG investigated allegations that tribal officials manipulated statistical reports they submitted to the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) to influence the amount of Federal funding received by the tribe. We also investigated allegations that tribal officials distributed Federal grant funds to...

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Program Grants Awarded to the State of Nebraska, Game and Parks Commission, From July 1, 2014 Through June 30, 2016

2018
2017-EXT-059
Audit
Department of the Interior OIG
Department of the Interior

The OIG audited the costs claimed by the State of Nebraska’s Game and Parks Commission, under grants awarded by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) through the Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Program. The audit included claims totaling $46.9 million on 115 grants that were open during the...

Quality Control Review of Northern Virginia Regional Commission’s Single Audit

2018
2017-FIN-028
Other
Department of the Interior OIG
Department of the Interior

On behalf of the National Park Service (NPS), we conducted a quality control review (QCR) of an independent public accountant’s (IPA) fiscal year 2016 single audit of the Northern Virginia Regional Commission, an NPS grantee. The purpose of our QCR was to determine whether the IPA performed the...

Federal Lease Operator Did Not Report Actual Mineral Production Measurements

2018
17-0856
Investigation
Department of the Interior OIG
Department of the Interior

The OIG investigated allegations that a lease operator may have submitted false Oil and Gas Operations Reports (OGOR) to the Office of Natural Resources Revenue (ONRR) to avoid paying plugging and abandonment costs for a well.We found that from May 2015 to January 2017 the lease operator did not...

Alleged Falsification of Military Records by NPS Employee Unfounded

2018
18-0179
Investigation
Department of the Interior OIG
Department of the Interior

The OIG investigated allegations that a National Park Service (NPS) employee falsified his Department of Defense Form 214 (DD Form 214), Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty, and used the forged document to obtain employment with the Federal Government. The anonymous complainant also...

Unfounded Allegations of Fraud on a Boat Access Renovation Project

2018
15-0346
Investigation
Department of the Interior OIG
Department of the Interior

The OIG investigated allegations of contract fraud and misuse of Federal funds related to a municipal boat access site renovation partially funded by a grant from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS).We did not substantiate allegations of contract fraud or the misuse of Federal funds. The...

Verification Review of Recommendations 58 - 64 from the Report Titled “A New Horizon: Looking to the Future of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement” (CR-EV-MMS-0015-2010)

2018
2018-EAU-021
Review
Department of the Interior OIG
Department of the Interior

We completed a verification review of Recommendations 58 to 64, presented in our evaluation report, A New Horizon: Looking to the Future of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (CR-EV-MMS-0015-2010), issued December 2010. Our objective for this review was to determine...

Summary of Hurricane Sandy Audit and Inspection Reports and Management Advisories

2018
2017-FIN-057
Inspection / Evaluation
Department of the Interior OIG
Department of the Interior

For this inspection, we summarized the common themes and problems in award acquisition and management across 19 products—9 contract audits, 3 grant audits, 1 inspection, and 6 management advisories—that we issued to bureau officials over 4 years, ending July 31, 2017, related to awards made for...

Offshore Platform Workers Sentenced for Pollution

2018
16-0003
Investigation
Department of the Interior OIG
Department of the Interior

OIG investigated allegations that offshore oil and gas company employees and contractors illegally discharged oil into the Gulf of Mexico.We determined offshore workers Luke Ball, Darryl Plaisance, and William Smith intentionally discharged oil into the Gulf while operating aboard a platform located...

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